Info-x: HTML Cheat Sheet

Message

Basic Tags

<html></html>

Creates an HTML document

<head></head>

Sets off the title and other information that isn't displayed on the Web page itself

<body></body>

Sets off the visible portion of the document

Header Tags

<title></title>

Puts the name of the document in the title bar

    Body 

      Attributes

<body bgcolor=?>

Sets the background color, using name or hex value

<body text=?>

Sets the text color, using name or hex value

<body link=?>

Sets the color of links, using name or hex value

<body vlink=?>

Sets the color of followed links, using name or hex value

<body alink=?>

Sets the color of links on click

    Text 

      Tags

<pre></pre>

Creates preformatted text

<hl></hl>

Creates the largest headline

color=\"#339900\"><h6></h6>

Creates the smallest headline

color=\"#339900\"><b></b>

Creates bold text

color=\"#339900\"><i></i>

Creates italic text

color=\"#339900\"><tt></tt>

Creates teletype, or typewriter-style text

color=\"#339900\"><cite></cite>

Creates a citation, usually italic

color=\"#339900\"><em></em>

Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)

color=\"#339900\"><strong></strong>

Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)

color=\"#339900\"><font size=?></font>

Sets size of font, from 1 to 7)

color=\"#339900\"><font color=?></font>

Sets font color, using name or hex value

    Links

color=\"#339900\"><a href=\"URL\"></a>

Creates a hyperlink

color=\"#339900\"><a href=\"mailto:EMAIL\"></a>

Creates a mailto link

color=\"#339900\"><a name=\"NAME\"></a>

Creates a target location within a document

color=\"#339900\"><a href=\"#NAME\"></a>

Links to that target location from elsewhere in the document

    Formatting

color=\"#339900\"><p></p>

Creates a new paragraph

color=\"#339900\"><p align=?>

Aligns a paragraph to the left, right, or center

color=\"#339900\"><br>

Inserts a line break

color=\"#339900\"><blockquote>
</blockquote>

Indents text from both sides

color=\"#339900\"><dl></dl>

Creates a definition list

color=\"#339900\"><dt>

Precedes each definition term

color=\"#339900\"><dd>

Precedes each definition

color=\"#339900\"><ol></ol>

Creates a numbered list

color=\"#339900\"><li></li>

Precedes each list item, and adds a number

color=\"#339900\"><ul></ul>

Creates a bulleted list

color=\"#339900\"><div align=?>

A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML, also used for stylesheets

Graphical Elements

color=\"#339900\"><img src=\"name\">

Adds an image

color=\"#339900\"><img src=\"name\" align=?>

Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top, middle

color=\"#339900\"><img src=\"name\" border=?>

Sets size of border around an image

color=\"#339900\"><hr>

Inserts a horizontal rule

color=\"#339900\"><hr size=?>

Sets size (height) of rule

color=\"#339900\"><hr width=?>

Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value

color=\"#339900\"><hr noshade>

Creates a rule without a shadow

Tables

color=\"#339900\"><table></table>

Creates a table

color=\"#339900\"><tr></tr>

Sets off each row in a table

color=\"#339900\"><td></td>

Sets off each cell in a row

color=\"#339900\"><th></th>

Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centered text)

Table Attributes

color=\"#339900\"><table border=#>

Sets width of border around table cells

color=\"#339900\"><table cellspacing=#>

Sets amount of space between table cells

color=\"#339900\"><table cellpadding=#>

Sets amount of space between a cell's border and its contents

color=\"#339900\"><table width=# or %>

Sets width of table — in pixels or as a percentage of document width

color=\"#339900\"><tr align=?> or <td align=?>

Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right)

color=\"#339900\"><tr valign=?> or <td valign=?>

Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom)

color=\"#339900\"><td colspan=#>

Sets number of columns a cell should span

color=\"#339900\"><td rowspan=#>

Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1)

color=\"#339900\"><td nowrap>

Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit

Frames

color=\"#339900\"><frameset></frameset>

 Replaces the <body> tag in a frames document; can also be nested in other framesets

color=\"#339900\"><frameset rows=\"value,value\">

Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of w

idth

color=\"#339900\"><frameset cols=\"value,value\">

Defines the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width

color=\"#339900\"><frame>

Defines a single frame — or region — within a frameset

color=\"#339900\"><noframes></noframes>

Defines what will appear on browsers that don't support frames

Frames Attributes

color=\"#339900\"><frame src=\"URL\">

Specifies which HTML document should be displayed

color=\"#339900\"><frame name=\"name\">

Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted by other frames

color=\"#339900\"><frame marginwidth=#>

Defines the left and right margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater

than 1

color=\"#339900\"><frame marginheight=#>

Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater

than 1

color=\"#339900\"><frame scrolling=VALUE>

Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar; value may equal \"yes,\" \"no,\" or \"auto.\" The default, as in ordinary documents, is auto.

color=\"#339900\"><frame noresize>

Prevents the user from resizing a frame

Forms

For functional forms, you'll have to run a CGI script. The HTML just creates the appearance of a form.

color=\"#339900\"><form></form>

Creates all forms

color=\"#339900\"><select multiple name=\"NAME\" size=?></select>

Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before you need to scroll.

color=\"#339900\"><option>

Sets off each menu item

color=\"#339900\"><select name=\"NAME\"></select>

Creates a pulldown menu

color=\"#339900\"><option>

Sets off each menu item

color=\"#339900\"><textarea name=\"NAME\" cols=40 rows=8></textarea>

Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the height.

color=\"#339900\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"NAME\">

Creates a checkbox. Text follows tag.

color=\"#339900\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"NAME\" value=\"x\">

Creates a radio button. Text follows tag

color=\"#339900\"><input type=text name=\"foo\" size=20>

Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters.

color=\"#339900\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"NAME\">

Creates a Submit button

color=\"#339900\"><input type=\"image\" border=0 name=\"NAME\" src=\"name.gif\">

Creates a Submit button using an image

color=\"#339900\"><input type=\"reset\">

Creates a Reset button